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Durian

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Noun

1. durian, durian tree, durio zibethinus, durion

tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind

2. durian

huge fruit native to southeastern Asia smelling like Hell and tasting like Heaven'; seeds are roasted and eaten like nuts

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Durian

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noun
1. 
a SE Asian bombacaceous tree, Durio zibethinus, having very large oval fruits with a hard spiny rind containing seeds surrounded by edible evil-smelling aril
2. 
the fruit of this tree, which has an offensive smell but a pleasant taste: supposedly an aphrodisiac

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Durian

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noun
1. 
the oval, spiny, edible fruit of an East Indian tree (Durio zibethinus) of the bombax family
2. 
the tree

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Durian

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n.
1. A tree (Durio zibethinus) of Southeast Asia, bearing edible fruit.
2. The fruit of this plant, having a hard prickly rind and soft pulp with a strong odor.

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